Rondo (grape variety)
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| Synonyms | Ambros red |
| Breeding number | GM 6494-5 |
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| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | black |
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| origin | DEU |
| known since | 1964 |
| breeder | Becker, Helmut |
| Institute | Geisenheim Research Institute
Specialized in grapevine breeding and grafting |
| Breeding year | 1964 |
| VIVC no. | 14308 |
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The red grape variety Rondo is an interspecific cross ( hybrid grape ) from the varieties Zarya Severa x St. Laurent , but still belongs to the Vitis vinifera family. It was crossed in 1964 by V. Kraus in what was then Czechoslovakia . He offered it to Helmut Becker (1927–1990) at the Geisenheim Research Station , who recognized the importance of this material and further processed it in terms of breeding. The Rondo grape variety has enjoyed plant variety protection since 1997 .
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The very early ripening variety has high resistance to winter frost and downy mildew . However, annual treatments are necessary against powdery mildew . It produces a ruby red, full-bodied wine that is suitable as a cover wine for blends . The Rondo is also very suitable as a stand-alone wine. It results in very rich, dark and complex red wines . The smell and taste are strongly reminiscent of dark cherries and blackberries (→ aromas in wine ). The demands of the new breed on the location are as high as with Riesling , but the demands on the soil are comparatively low. The variety is grown in Rheinhessen , Franconia , Switzerland (1.01 hectares, status 2007, source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG), Denmark , Sweden, England, Ireland and the Netherlands.
Despite the influence of Vitis amurensis within the mother variety Zarya Severa, Rondo is officially a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphroditic flowers and is therefore self-fruiting. In viticulture , the economic disadvantage of not having to grow male plants that produce yield is avoided.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: The Wine Year 2008 (PDF) ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Editor Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG
Web links
- Rondo (grape variety) in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Dagmar Ehrlich : The ABC of grape varieties . 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich, 2005, ISBN 3-7742-6960-2 .
- Walter Hillebrand, Heinz Lott and Franz Pfaff: Paperback of the grape varieties . 13th edition. Fachverlag Fraund, Mainz, 2003, ISBN 3-921156-53-X .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon, 3rd revised edition . 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .